Heartwarming campaign makes war veteran's final wish come true

A heartwarming online campaign has raised the money needed to make an Aussie war veteran’s final wish come true.

Józef Kowalczyk, a 93-year-old World War II veteran originally from Poland, was living on his own in a nursing home and wished to return to his homeland which he left at the age of 16.

However, after a serious accident two years ago, he was put under the supervision of an unknown guardian who put him in a nursing home and restricted his ability to move freely.

In a heartwarming campaign, his two younger friends filmed a mini-documentary and started a GoFundMe page to return Mr Kowalcyzk to Poland.

Recently, Mr Kowalczyk’s dreams have come true. Due to the publicity the documentary garnered he was able to raise the money to return to the slavic state and now lives on a small farm surrounded by animals.

Mr Kowalczyk, who fought in Europe and Africa, has lived in Australia since 1965. He worked as a fruit picker and seasonal worker across Australia until the age of 86.